Will Gater

Will Gater is an astronomy journalist, author and presenter.

Recent articles by Will Gater

What do you actually see through a telescope? Credit: m-gucci / Getty Images

What the Universe really looks like through a telescope

Tycho Crater by Fernando Oliveira De Menezes, São Paulo, Brazil. Equipment: C11 edge HD, So 290mc, IR Filter PASS 685.

How to observe and photograph lunar ray ejecta systems

Astronomer with a telescope watching at the stars and Moon with blurred city lights in the background.

How to stargaze from a city

Sarah and Simon Fisher, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. Sarah and Simon say:

Gallery Full Moon

ISS over Durdle Door Kris Walsh, Dorset, 5 May 2019. Equipment: Sony A7 III DSLR camera, Samyang 14mm f2.8 lens, Manfrotto Elements Travel Tripod.

Stargazing on the coast: a guide to astronomy by the sea

Artist’s impression of OSIRIS-REx spacecraft collecting a sample from asteroid Bennu. Credit: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona

OSIRIS REx: NASA’s mission to return an asteroid sample to Earth

Artist's impression of the New Horizons spacecraft. Credit: NASA

New Horizons What next for the Kuiper Belt mission?

Read our guide to find out how to use and make the most of Stellarium.

How to install and use Stellarium astronomy software

Jupiter's moon Io is the most active volcanic body in the Solar System. Credit: NASA/JPL/USGS

Io: a guide to Jupiter’s volcanic moon.

Lines in the Sun’s spectrum show which wavelengths of light have been absorbed by its atmosphere. Credit: N.A.Sharp/NOAO/NSO/Kitt Peak FTS/AURA/NSF, Eads Astrium.

Splitting starlight: the science of spectroscopy

A beginner's guide to telescope mounts. Credit: WellfordT / Getty Images

Telescope Mounts: a beginner’s guide

Dione and Saturn in an image captured by the Cassini spacecraft in 2012 and processed by Emily Lakdawalla. Credit: NASA/JPL/SSI/color composite by Emily Lakdawalla

The art of processing space mission data to create astrophotos

An artist's impression of asteroids. Credit: NASA

3200 Phaethon: the asteroid that causes the Geminid meteor shower

Dan James of the Exmoor National Park Authority

Extraordinary Exmoor: keeping the skies dark

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